Reading Program Coordinator, Alpha

Position

Reading Program Coordinator, Alpha - $120,000/year USD

Compensation & Benefits

$120,000/year salaried, with weekly pay and health, dental, and vision benefits effective from day one.

On‑site at a single Alpha campus location:

• Beverly Hills, La Jolla (San Diego), Lake Forest (Orange County), Palo Alto, Piedmont, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Santa Monica, or South Bay (LA), CA;
• Greenwich, CT;
• Boca Raton or Miami Beach, FL;
• Chicago, IL;
• Boston, MA;
• Charlotte, NC; or New York City, NY (relocation support available).

Job Overview

Alpha has dismantled conventional instruction. Students work through academic content independently using AI‑adaptive applications. There are no lectures, books, or pacing guides. Your role is to be the human expert who creates 20‑minute small‑group workshops, facilitates motivation sessions, and uses real‑time app data to drive student progress. You will also field parent questions, provide precise evidence of student gains, and, once established, influence teaching practices across campuses.

What You Will Be Doing

• Creating small‑group K‑2 reading workshops using live adaptive‑app data, rooted in structured‑literacy approaches (Orton‑Gillingham, Wilson, LETRS, IMSE, or equivalent).
• Leading daily motivation sessions that drive 100 % of your students toward their weekly app targets using Alpha’s motivational framework (school currency, leaderboards, age‑appropriate gamification).
• Analyzing AI‑generated performance data (fluency curves, decoding accuracy, comprehension signals) to modify instruction mid‑day, not only during planning periods.
• Conducting running records, fluency probes, and decoding assessments to generate gains reflected in the weekly campus data review.
• Serving as the approachable, energetic adult that K‑2 students are excited to see each day.

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Implementing a published reading curriculum, scripted program, or district pacing guide; you build lessons directly from student data.
• Teaching a full‑classroom lecture‑style; all instruction occurs in small, targeted groups while students complete academic subjects through adaptive apps.
• Serving as a reading consultant, teacher coach, or district‑level specialist; you are in the classroom with students daily.
• Managing a traditional classroom schedule: subject‑by‑subject lectures, homework checks, test preparation. Your time is allocated to workshops, motivation sessions, and data‑informed small groups.
• Drafting IEPs, 504 plans, or formal diagnostic reports; student progress is tracked through app data and your running records, not special‑education documentation.

Basic Requirements

• Structured‑literacy certification (Orton‑Gillingham, LETRS, Wilson Reading System, IMSE, CERI, Neuhaus, UFLI, or equivalent) OR a Master’s degree in reading instruction.
• Bachelor’s degree in any field, plus 2+ years of full‑time K‑2 structured reading instruction in a school or clinical setting within the last 5 years, utilizing systematic phonics or structured literacy.
• Proven capacity to design independent reading lessons and clearly articulate your instructional approach and content, without relying on a published program.
• Availability to work in person full‑time at one Alpha campus (list of locations).
• Willingness to work with the full K‑2 student population (not only struggling readers) and incorporate AI and adaptive‑learning tools into daily instruction as these tools develop.
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. without requiring visa sponsorship.

Nice‑to‑Have Requirements

• Direct experience with AI‑powered or adaptive reading platforms (e.g., Amira, Lexia, i‑Ready, Reading Plus) for instructional planning or student data interpretation.
• Documented history of measurable reading outcomes (fluency gains in WCPM, accuracy improvements, decoding level progression) you can cite with specific numbers.
• Familiarity with diagnostic reading assessments (DRA, DIBELS, AIMSweb) for forming differentiated instructional groups.
• Background in high‑accountability educational settings (independent schools, elite charter networks, premium tutoring environments where families monitor outcomes closely).
• Experience in performance, youth sports coaching, or other activities that require engaging a K‑2 audience outside traditional reading instruction.